Scenic 'Khorfakkan West Ring Road’ Inagurated

The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has inaugurated the first phase of the Khorfakkan West Ring Road, a development project linking Maliha Road to Sheikh Khalifa Street and (E99) Road, coinciding with the UAE's Golden Jubilee.

Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, said the project would boost the economic position of the East Coast, which contains several heavy and medium industries in many sectors, representing the cornerstone of the national economy.

The 10-kilometre road is a strategic axis of the structural plan of the road network implemented by the ministry on the East Coast. A roundabout outside the city will reduce journey time by more than 60 percent from 30 minutes to 10 minutes between the Al Hayawa and Al Hari. The road will accommodate more than 40,000 vehicles per day in each direction, he noted.

Al Mazrouei then pointed out the ministry utilised a technique for recycling drilling materials, which means 85% of materials used throughout the project’s phases were recycled. LED lights are used on the road, reducing energy consumption by up to 50 percent.

The total length of federal roads in the UAE is over 932 kilometres, while the length of traffic lanes for federal roads is 4,334 kilometres.